M25 reopens after lorry driver hurt in crash near Waltham Abbey

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M25 crashImage source, Jax McLeod
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Large queues formed on the M25 clockwise following the crash

The driver of a lorry has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on the M25 in Essex.

The accident, which also involved a motorbike, happened near Bell Common tunnel, between J26 for Waltham Abbey and J27 for the M11 at 15:15 BST.

The carriageway was closed between J25 and J27 but has since reopened.

The injured driver was airlifted to hospital. At 21:58 BST the Highways Agency reported there were still long delays in the area.

M25 crashImage source, Jax McLeod
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The anti-clockwise carriageway was also shut for a while but has since reopened

M25 crashImage source, Lewis Coomber
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The clockwise carriageway was shut until the early evening

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